What do you decide to put in your bank account?

寒月

A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
' K2 Z; Q4 U; w* Y& {2 @each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
nursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
# G0 V, D7 s& c9 i8 ^0 _; E9 J2 NAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
& u8 @2 Q1 p. t" }' rhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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! l5 F. _7 @# D$ I! j- ]$ EAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
/ ~; b  ]& [0 P1 W3 C' L) c6 }* Wdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
hung on his window.

"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
just been presented with a new puppy.

) A* z) r% L+ r: }* p"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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, z; \& k  {* [$ U8 J0 ?3 k+ N' }It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.

I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
: e9 J/ H& A! q2 E& K0 phave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
and be thankful for the ones that do.

Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
/ b% p4 S. X; D0 mday and all the happy memories I've stored away.

) D# ^4 `5 r" a% YJust for this time in my life.
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.

: j& K, P9 Z& e7 C( V2 U$ j; ^So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
. b1 s. b+ B' o9 Kaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
. S1 m% J8 L& B# R* oI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
& e3 ?6 G# d3 X    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

多伦多来客

恩。看样子年轻时候要多玩多享受。不然老了没什么好取的了。

芳子吾吾

so touching! I will just follow the five simple rules to be happy!

cool008

     I would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
account of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
I'm very happy each day!

Lazycat

That's the reason why he's still alive at 92-years-old.

北极熊

原帖由 寒月 于 2006-11-13 16:50 发表
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
  b/ k) f+ F! L6 S- J+ m8 leach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
; E6 x& l, \% [4 p6 D% c  g& [shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
# j" j4 _7 c: M+ B4 r    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

, H8 J; {! T0 \' _: \# I& j这是人生真谛。精辟！